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Apr 2, 2013 · Discover Patty Reed's Doll in Sacramento, California: A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
Dec 24, 2021 · A photograph of Patty Reed, a survivor of the Donner Party, with her beloved toy doll. Reed saved the doll when the loss of draft animals forced the family to abandon its possessions. James L....
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The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Jul 13, 2022 · Learn about the history and significance of Patty Reed's doll, a tiny figure that accompanied her through the ordeal of the Donner Party in 1846-1847. Find out how she was given, hidden, and donated this doll to Sutter's Fort State Historic Park.
Mar 2, 2020 · Published March 2, 2020. Updated March 12, 2024. Over 40 people survived the Donner Party's doomed expedition. But what happened to them after their rescue in 1847? Unknown/Wikimedia Commons James and Margaret Reed managed to survive the Donner Party disaster with their four children.
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Oct 28, 1992 · When the first relief party left the lake, eight-year-old Patty Reed volunteered to stay behind to care for her three-year-old brother Thomas, who was too small to walk through the huge drifts.
In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The pioneers endured bitter hardships and many of them died. But some survived, including eight-year-old Patty Reed, a girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger.
